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sweetpinkpixie · #1 (**permalink**) 02-09-2018, 06:44 PM

The Recreational sports division was established to organize and bring recreational sports to the community for young and old. These sports are for the young and young at heart that would like to get together and play the sport if not just for learning, exercise, but for fun as well. As a Games and Sports department the ministry has their hand in many areas and want to give back to the community by bringing these opportunities to them, but they can't work without the many volunteers that step up to be coaches, referees, and even parents that are wanting to give their children the experience.

OOC: This is just a reference for your knowledge of what we have canon here on level seven. This way you can know if there is something for your character's children or even your character. We might RP things once in awhile, but many things even if not RP'd happen every single year. If you see a sport missing please PM Charely Potter.

sweetpinkpixie · 06-02-2021, 11:14 PM

Recreational and Youth Quidditch

Recreational Quidditch has two parts in the ministry:

Quidditch Camp:
Quidditch camp is an annual summer camp that happens in July. Professional players come together for a week and help teach the younger generation about Quidditch. This camp is for 5-17-year-olds and focuses on beginner through advanced skills. Older children will be teamed up to play some matches and get to speak with players, scouts, and managers about furthering their quidditch careers.

Quidditch Leagues:
Children can be registered to play in leagues once a child's birth year is 8* (so in the year the child will be or turn 8 years old, for example, if a child will turn 9 in 2018 because they are in the birth year of 2009 they would be able to play whether they are seven during the summer that leagues would play or have turned eight already).

Teams** will be separated by years:

U9 beginner (8 and 9-year-old birth years)

U11 (10-11-year-old birth years)

U14 (12-14-year-old birth years)

U17 (14-17-year-old birth years)***

Adult

*Broom sports leagues and competitions won't start until a child is 8 due to safety and liability. Quidditch camp for 5-7 year-olds is focused on learning to fly safely.
**The number of teams is determined by the number of children that register to play and the amount of coaching volunteers that season.
***Students that tryout and make the formal U17 league will not participate in the recreational U17 leagues. These leagues are set up for fun, recreational, and learning experiences.

sweetpinkpixie · 06-03-2021, 12:22 AM

Quodpot

Children can be registered to play in quodpot leagues once a child's birth year is 8* (so in the year the child will be or turn 8 years old, for example, if a child will turn 9 in 2018 because they are in the birth year of 2009 they would be able to play whether they are seven during the summer that leagues would play or have turned eight already).

Teams** will be separated by years:

U9 beginner (8 and 9-year-old birth years)

U11 (10-11-year-old birth years)

U14 (12-14-year-old birth years)

U17 (14-17-year-old birth years)

Adult

*Broom sports leagues and competitions won't start until a child is 8 due to safety and liability.
**The number of teams is determined by the number of children that register to play and the amount of coaching volunteers that season.

sweetpinkpixie · 06-04-2021, 02:43 AM

Broom Races

This sport is for anyone ages 8 and up*. There are seven races per year for none school age students and four per summer for school age students. These races are for the recreational fun and enjoyment of racing. The annual broom races in Sweden are not included in this schedule. The races will be categorized by age groups and participants will each get to work for a first or second place among their age group.

Ages competing against each other:

8-9
10-15
16-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91+

*Broom sports leagues and competitions won't start until a child is 8 due to safety and liability.

sweetpinkpixie · 06-04-2021, 02:46 AM

Gobstones

Recreational Gobstones has two parts in the ministry:

Gobstones Camp:
Gobstones camp is an annual camp that professional players come together to teach for a week children ages 4-17 the sport of Gobstones. The lessons go from beginner to advance and have an opportunity for older students to get a chance to talk with players, scouts, and even some team managers if they are interested in moving further with their Gobstone talents.

Gobstones Competition:
Parents can register children once their birth year is 6 years old. (so in the year the child will be or turn 6 years old, for example, if a child will turn 6 in 2018 because they are in the birth year of 2012 they would be able to play whether they are seven during the summer that leagues would play or have turned six already) Children will be separated by age groups and teams* will be formed each year.

Age groups are:
6-7
8-9
10-13
14-17
Adults
*The number of teams is determined by the number of children that register to play and the amount of coaching volunteers that season.

sweetpinkpixie · 06-04-2021, 02:50 AM

Winged Horses

Winged horse sports* have a few categories in the ministry:

Horse Lesson:
Any wizard needing or wanting riding lessons, but do not know where to start in the search for lessons can stop by the recreational department where they have lists of licensed stables that give lessons.

Horse Showing:
Wizards in the summer that are more into horse shows can register as young as six years old to being horse shows. Each age group has a rubric to follow and will show their horses three times in that summer. Shows are typically at Wizarding fairs in the community.

Age groups:
6-10
11-13
14-17
Adults

Horse Racing:
Children can not start horse racing until they are 15 years old. Horse races** happen on weekends in the summer for student age racers but goes from April until October for adults. Professional racers are excluded from this recreational competition.

Age groups for races***:
15-17
Adults
*Horses must be in great health and well taken care of.
**Races will be held at the professional racing stadiums.
***Racers must have plenty of experience on horses.

sweetpinkpixie · 06-04-2021, 02:56 AM

Wizarding Chess

Wizarding Chess has two parts in the ministry:

Wizarding Chess Camp
Wizarding chess camp for learning is held every year in the winter for children 5-10. Camp registration opens in January and the camp goes from February to March.

Wizarding Chess Competition
The wizarding chess competition is a recreational tournament that happens six weekends a year. The competition itself is two full days, Saturday and Sunday, with double elimination for every age group. Brackets are set up based on how many Wizards register in each group.

Age Groups:

5-7
8-10
11-14*
14-17*
18-30
31-60
61-90
91+

Those interested in qualifying as a Muggle or wizarding chess master or grandmaster may inquire with the Recreational Sports Division.
*Wizarding chess competitions for Hogwarts age students occur during the school breaks.

sweetpinkpixie · 06-04-2021, 02:59 AM

Muggle Sports and Activities

There is only one section of muggle sports in the ministry.

This section was re-established after being dissolved under Neo-Alliance rule. With witches and wizards living closely with muggles this section has been brought as a resource for them. The ministry can help point families in the right direction to be placed on a youth league that already is run by someone from the wizarding world.

This part of the division helps wizards of any age, especially squibs if they would like to join the muggle world in sports. Some recreational leagues from youth to adult have been made in the wizarding world as well from youth to adult.

Additionally, the Department of Magical Games and Sports regularly hosts non-magical activities such as exercises classes, social dancing lessons, and information sessions that ministry employees and sometimes families may take part in.

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